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seated looking at some tennis players
she heard the bright little woman
say: "Poor girl! Pity Farnworth
habit. She might have known"
The color rushed up to Sydney'a
face. So they thought, too, these
people, as her sisters did, that Ben
jamin Farnworth had been amusing
himself at her expense.
Her old friend was not on the prem
ises, and the cottage seemed deserted.
She walked around to the back OF it,
and there, suddenly, she saw coming
toward her Farnworth himself.
They could not escape each other.
Farnworth raised his hat and Sydney
unconsciously paused.
81 understood you
we're going earlier than this. Miss Lau-
rent" he stammered. She did not
look at him, but she knew that he,
too, was white and haggard.
ave 60 in an hour" she made out
to say. And still neither of them
moved. Then, abruptly. something
compelled Sydney to raise her eyes.
81 wish from the bottom of my
uCdL y ou WClC a. gin lhS oIiCl 5iIlo'
Farnworth cried with sudden fierce
energy. He had taken a step forward.
which brought him near to her. 81
wish you were not the genius Of your
family"
"Oh! wish, too, that / were not"
came the unexpected answer from be-
hind Sydney's upthrown hands.
eff you were-if you were not
would you-Sydney! my dearest!-
will you"
1t was all very incoherent. But we
must suppose that Sydney Laurent,
being the clever girl she was, under
stood the incoherunce.
If happy ending, it was perhaps
an inglorious one. At least, Sydney's
morbidly sensitive conscience posi-
bly, found it so.
''They will never forgive me-" she
said, wistfuliy, after a while, meaning
Mrs. Laurent and the five eligible girls,
being happy and-married was not
my mission, you know"
TO which Farnworth, with mascu-
line contempt of such g!ass-spun SUBJ
tleties, vigorously responded:
Nonsense"
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would seem no influence could bring u tre-
NOR OF fear. And now a bailiff approaches.
and seizing Parsons robe passed leathern
strap around his ankles. In moment they
Were closely pinioned together. Engel's
legs were next strapped together, and
when the official approached Fischer
the latter Strengthened up his tall figure
to its full height, and placed his
ankles close together to facilitate the opera
tion. Spies was the last, but he was the first
around whose neck the fatal cord was
placed. One of the attendant bailiffs seized
the moose in front of Spies. and passed it
deftly over the doomed mans head 1t
caught over his right ear. but Spies, with
shake of his head, cast it down around his
neck and then the bailiff frightened it till it
touched the warm flesh, and carefully placed
the knot beneath the left ear. When the
officer approached, Fischer threw back his
head and barred his long, muscular throat by
the movement Fischer's neck was very
long, and the moose nestled snugly
around it, When it was tightened around
his windpipe Fischer turned around to Spies
and laughingly whispered something in
Spies ear But the latter either did not hear
him, or else was too much occupied with
other thoughts to pay attention. Engel
smiled down at the crowd and then turning
to Deputy Peters, who guarded him, smiled
gratefully toward him and whispered some
thing to The officer that seemed to affect bim
1t looked at first as if Engel was about to
salute his guard with kiss, but he evidently
satisfied himself with some word of peace.
Parson face never moved as the moose
dropped over his head, but the same terrible
fixed look was on his face.
NO SPEECHES.
And now the people were expecting that
the speeches for which the four doomed
ones craved twenty minutes each this morn
ing would be delivered, but to everyone's
surprise. the officers who had adjusted the
moose proceeded to fit on the white cap
without delay. 1t was first placed on Spies
head, completely hiding his head and face.
Just before the cap was pulled over Fischer's
head, Deputy Spears turned his eyes up to
meet those of the tall young anarchist
Fischer smiled down on his guard just as
pleasantly as Engel did on his, and he
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continued for several minutes, but by 11:O5
there began to fall hush, and converse
ton among the crowd sank almost to a
whisper. The bare, whitewashed walls
formed a painful contrast with the dark,
brown gallows. with its four noosed
ropes hanging ominously near the floor.
1t was exactly 11:5O o'clock when Chief
Bailiff Cahill entered the corridor and stood
beneath the gallows. He requested in
solemn tones that the gentlemen present
would removes their hats. Instantly every
head was barred Then the tramp, tramp of
many footsteps was heard resounding from
the central corridor, and the crowd in front
of the gallows knew that the condemned
men had begun the march of death The
slow, steady march sounded nearer and
nearer The anarchists were within a few
feet of the scaffold There was pause
The condemned men were about to mount
the stairway leading to the last platform from
which they would ever speak Step by step,
they steadily mounted the stairway and again
there was another slight pause Every eve
was bent upon the metallic angle around
which the four wretched victims were ex-
pected to make their appearance. mo-
ment later the curiosity was rewarded
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Where They All Are.
Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle.

Burdette In brooklyn Eagle.
Where, oh where has theyoung ma
gone who graduation clothes put on,
some time along the last OF May, and
owned the whole wide world for a
day? And where is the girl graduate,
who chanted an essay dread with fate,
and started out With giggling fro wn
to turn this old world upside down?
And where is last years candidate,
who had things fixed for this years
slate? Who carried around, as you'd
believe, q couple OF counties in his
sleeve? And where is the scribe with
q vaulting will, who tried long felt
want to fill, and courted shekels and
renown with minion paper in bour-
geois town? The lad has divided the
world un fair, and owns but his own
eight billionth share; the sweet girl
grad. is a grand surprise, and con-
quers the world with well-made pies;
the candidate with his deathless
'.eall" is fixing himself for another
fall; while the journalist with the
naughty crest has gone the way of
last years nest. So year by year and
day by day the world runs on in the
same old way; the balloon that is the
biggest round about is the flabbiest
bag when the gas is out.
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THE DOCTORS REPORT.

Detailed Results of the OBJ servations of tho
Medical Men-A Quiet Dispersal Fischer's
Autograph.
CHICAGO, Nov. 11.-Considerable interest
attaches to the observations taken by the
their report:
Pulses of Spies, Engel. Fischer and Parsons
after the drop: First minute-Spies, 119: Par
sons. 60; Fischer, 81; Engel, 60. Second min
ute-Spies, 1O4: Fischer. 80; Engel. SO: Par
drop-Spies, half minute. 81: Fischer, "a; En-
gel, 3S: Parsons. heavy respiration and convul-
sive pulse, which could not be counted.
Parsons. convulsive jerking and twitch-
| ing, and gaspina convulsive respiration
lf-minute. 26: (no report as to the others.
Four minutes Spies, half minute, %; Fischer,
10: Engel. Is: Parsons, 60-convulsive. Four
Fischer, rate per minute, 43: Engel, per minute.
35: Parsons, no report by doctors. Five min
uues: Spies, minute, 10; Fischer, q /;
Engel. 30: Parsons; per minute, 112. pulse be-
coming steadier. Five and half minutes:
Spies half minute, 30 in very faint: Fischer,
27: Engel. 80 and faint: Parsons conynlsive.
half-minute. 81: Engel. 80: Parsons convusive.
Immediately after the close Of the sixth minute
DIR. Meyer announced that he was unable to feel
anv pulse in Spies wrist. Six and one half
minutes, Fischer, half minute 27; Eneei. 80;
Parsons convulsive. Seven minutes. Fischer.
half-minute, 81: Parsons pulse no longer per-
minutes after drop, Fischer, %; no pulse per-
ceptible in the others.
Seven minutes and forty-five seconds after
the condemned dropped Fischer's pulse was
declared to have ceased. The hands were
visible and could be seen to have turned ex-
tremely purple. Those of Engel and Fischer
were darker in shade than the hands of Spies
and Parsons. Upon the expiration of eleven
and half minutes after the drop fell, DR..
Moyer announced that Fischer's pulse had re-
sumed its action at the rate of 60 per minute.
, The other physicians felt for the pulse, but
none of them could discover any, and stated
what appeared to DR.. Meyer pulsation was
, simply the convulsive motions of tensions
COULDN'T ENDURE THE SIGHT.
Many of the spectators turned their heads
at the fatal instant, but experienced eyes
| saw that the body of Spies struggled fear
fully at first Fisher did not move for mo-
| ment or two, and then he hung limp, but
struggled for few moments, during which
! his cowl was dlsarranged, exposing part of
his face until the body was turned around by
| the physician who was examining the pulse.
Euges body made scarcely mo-
ton after it had fallen. When Parsons
body fell it remained stationary
| for some moments Then the head nodded
back and forth while the upper portion of
| the body was convulsed, the bosom heaved
so hard that it seemed as if it would burst
| through the shroud With another violent
throw of the whole body the contest between
, , life and death ended. AS soon as the doctors
| had declared the four men to be dead, those
| who had witnessed the execution began to
| depart in most orderly manner in great
contrast to previous occasions of similar
character. 1t was wonderful to
note how quickly the excitement
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which had filed the Jail all the
morning calmed down. The 200 prisoners
confined in the place who had been in fever
all during the tragic event of the day, re-
gained their usual spirits. They crack
Jokes from cell to cell, and as they had had
nothing to eat since breakfast they soon be-
gan to yell for soup The spectators who
had witnessed the hanging walked rapidly
out of the inclosure, and the weary deputies
went to dinner. the only ones left in the
Jail office being the press representatives
WITHOUT DISTURBANCE
Curious police officials walked into the jail
to learn how the execution had been pro-
ceeded with, and were in turn questioned
as to how the citizens outside had acted.
@There was absolutely no trouble" one and
all replied The sentences of the courts
were carried out In the presence of less than
tenth Of the crowds present at hang
ings in Chicago, and this. too, in
the face of to-day's proceedings which
were of world wide interest Great credit
sh ,uld be given to Sheriff Mattson for
arranging and conducting the proceedins in
so orderly and so gentle manner Many
people displayed autographs of the dead
Fischer, which he had written during the
morning 1t was estimated that he had
made fifty Of them in all They all read
alike and were couched in the following
words
anarchy is liberty.
ADoLPF FISCHER.
Cook county Jail. Nov. 1887.
THE FORMAL RECORD.
Canute r Mats0n, sheriff OF Cook county,
Ill, do hereby certify that on the 11th day Of
November, 4. D. 1887 between the hours Of 10
o'clock in the forenoon and o'clock in the
afternoon Of that day, at IL :o7 o'clock In the
forenoon Of said day. In the common jail
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hind him underneath his snowy shroud He
walked with firm, almost stately tread
across the platform and took his stand under
the left hand moose at the corner of the
scaffold, farthest from the side at which he
had entered Very pale was the expressive
face. ard
SOLEMN, FAR-AwAY LIGHT
shone in his blue eyes His tawny hair was
brushed back in the usual crisp waves from
the big white forehead Nothing could be
imagined more melancholy, and at the same
time dignified, than the expression which
sat upon the face of August Spies at that
moment. The chin was covered with
freshly budding beard and partially con-
cealed the expression of the firmly cut
mouth. The lines were little hardly drawn
around the corners, however, and bespoke
great internal tension. He stood directly
behind the still moose, which reached down
almost to his broast, and having first cast
momentary glance upward at the rope, let
his eyes fall upon the 200 faces that
were upturned toward him. Never a
muscle did he move. however. No
sign of finching or fear could be
discerned in the white face-white almost as
the shroud which it surmounted Spies had
scarcely taken his place when he was fol-
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seemed to be whispering some words of for
giveness, but it may have been otherwise,
as not even the faintest echo reached
the men in the corridor below.
Engel and Parsons soon donned their white
caps after this, and now the four men stood
upon the scaffold clad from top to toe in
pure white. AL was ready now for the sig
nal to let the drop fall. In the little box at
the back Of the stage and fastened to the
wall the invisible executioner stood with ak
poised, ready to cut tho cord that held them
between earth and heaven. The men had
not noticed this. but they kn sw the end was
near. For an instant there was dead sill
ence, and then a mournful, solemn voice
sounded from behind the first right hand
mask and cut the air like wall OF sorrow
and Of warning Spies was speaking from
behind his shroud The words seemed to
drop into the cold, silent air like pellets of
fire
THEIR LAST WORDS.
Here is what he said: at is not meet that
I should speak here. where my silence is
more terrible than my urterancea" Then
a deeper, stronger voice came out with q
mufaed mysterious cadence from behind the
White pail that hid the face of Fischer. He
only spoke eight words: "This is the hap
piest moment Of my life" But the next
voice that caught up the refrain was differ
ent one. It was firm, and the melancholy
wall was not in it It was harsh, loud, ex-
ultant sHurrah for anarchy. hurrah," were
the last words and the last cheer of George
EngeL But now the weird and ghastly
scene was brought to a climax, Par
sons alone remained to speak. Out from
behind hts mask there was more dreary,
reproachrul tone In it than even in Spies
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His Best Girl.
Detroit Free Press.

NV
He hurried up to the Office as soon
as he entered the hotel, and without
waiting to register, inquired eargerly:
"Any letter for me?"
The clerk sorted over package with
the negligent attention that comes OF
practice, then Tipped one--a very
small one-on the counter.
The travelling man took It with
curious smile that twisted his pleas
ant-looking face into mask of ex.
pectancy.
He smiled more as he read it. Then
oblivious Of other travellers who JOS
tied him, he laid it tenderly against his
lips and actually kissed it.
A loud guffaw startled him.
Now. look here, old fellow" said a
loud voice, "that won't do. you know.
Too spooney for anything. Confess
now. your wife didn't write that let
teri"
mo, she didn't" SAID the travelling
man with al amazed look, as If he
would like to change the subject.
''That letter is from my best girl"
The admission was so expected
that the trio Of friends who had
caught him said no more until after
they had eaten a good dinner and
were seated together in a chum's
room.
Then they began to badger him.
"It's no use, you've got to read it
to US, Dick" said one OF them. eve
want to know all about your best
girl"
$50 you SHALL" said Dick with great
GOODNESS; 81 will give you the letter
and you can read it yourselves.
There it is" and he laid it open on
the table.
81 guess not" said the one who haG
been loudest in demanding it; "we
like to chaff little, but hope we are
gentlemen. The young lady would
hardly care to have her letter read by
this crowd" and he looked reproach-
fully at his friend.
"But l insist upon it," was the an
swer, "there is nothing in it to be
ashamed of-except the spelling; that
is little shaky, I'll admit. but she
won't care in the least. Read it,
Hardy, and Judge for yourself
Thus urged Hardy took up the let
ter, shamefaced enough, and read it.
There was only few words. First he
laughed-then swallowed suspiciously
and as he finished it, threw 1t on the
table again, and rubbed the back OF
his hand across his eyes, as if troub-
led with dimness OF vision.
"Pshaw," he said. "if had love
letter like that-"and then was silent.
"Fair play!" cried one OF the others,
with an uneasy laugh"
"Tll read it to you, boys" said
their friend, seeing they made no
move to take 1t, land think you'll
agree with me that it's model love
letter.
And this is what he read:
Mi owen deer PAPA
I sa mi PRairs every mite annd
Wen i kis yure Pictshurc ASK god to
bless you good bi Pa Pa yure Best gurl
DOLLY.
For moment or two the company
remained silent, while the little letter
was passed from hand to hand, and
you would have said that each and
every one had hay fever by the snuffing
that was heard. Then Hardy jumped
to his feet:
"'Three cheers for Dolly, and three
cheers more for Dicks best girl.
They were given with o will.
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HANGED!
The Law indicated and tho An
archIsts are Cold In Death.
The Jail Was Surrounded by Cor
don of clistening Bayonets.
Fischer Prepares for Death by Defi-
antly Singing the Marsellaise.
Last Words of the Condemned and
Thrilling Descriptions Of Scenes
at the CallowS.
LAST PRELIMINARIES.

The Reading of the Death Warrant to tho
Four Condemned Men-Investing Them
With the White Shr ouds
CHICAGO. Special Telegram, Nov. 11.-At
11:2O the final act of the horrible tragedy
began. With uncovered heads and pale
faces, Sheriff Matson and Deputies Harkey,
Cleveland, Spears, Peters and Calvin, County
Physician Meyer and Jaller Folz emerged
from the latter's private office. In his left
hand the sheriff carried 4 bundle of docu-
ments in a heavy MANILA envelope bound
with red tape. The documents were the
death warrants of August Spies, Albert R.
Parsons, George Eugel and Adolph Fischer.
In 4 single file. with Sheriff Matson
at the head, they marched through
the Jail office, across the cage and
turning to the left, halted before the cell of
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THE FINAL ACT.

The Solemn March to the Gallows and the
Last Dread Freliminaries-The Men Meet
Death Unflinchi, E'y.
CHICAGO, Special Telegram, Nov IL
Within the Jail fully 25O newspaper men,
local politicians and the twelve jurors Sc
lected to view the bodies after execution
were assembled in the dark corridors ad-
joining the gallows as early as 10 O'Clock
When the word passed around, about II
o'clock, that the final hour had indeed ar
rived mems faces grew pale, and the hum
of excitement passed through the crowd
The rattling of chairs. tables and benches
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An Old Soldier Commits Suicide.

WATERFOWL. Wis, Special Telegram. Nov.
11.-Jacob Stunman, an old resident of
Watertown, committed suicide to-day
by drowning himself in rhe Rock
river He was a soldier, having fought
on the Union side during the Rebellion in
Company E, Sixteenth Wisconsin infantry.
He was sixty eight years OF age, and leaves
o wife and one son.
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lowed by Fisch-
er. He, too, was
clad in q long,
white shroud
that was gath
cred in at the
ankles. His tall
figure lowered
several inches
over that OF
Spies, and as he :
stationed him
self behind his
p q r ticul q r
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look never to be
forgotten. The
great stony eyes
seemed to burn
into mems hearts
and ask: sWhat
have / done?"
There they stood
upon the scat
old, four white
ro b ed figures,
with set, stoica.
faces, to which il
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moose his face was very pale, but faint
smile rested upon his lips Like Spies, the
white robe set off to advantage the rather
pleasing features of Fischer, and as the man
stood there waiting for his last moment
his pale face was as calm as IL he
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where's Mr. Parsons" Here am, shouted
Parsons. who had just stepped into the corri-
der Goodbye, Albert" said Fielden, and
then he fell ON his cot in the cell and cried
bitterly. Finally the arms of Parsons were
firmly pinioned to his sides Then began the
last walk on earth of the condemned an
archiStS
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With steady, un-
faltering step a
white -robed fig
ure stepped out
from behind the
protecting me-
tallic screen and
stood upon the
drop. 1t was
august Spies. 1t
was evident that
his hands were
firmly bound be-
The sun., 1887-11-17
A FRANTIC EFFORT

4 FRANTIC EFFOKT
Attorneys Black and Solamon sent the FOL
lowing notice to the sheriff last night:
To Canute r. Matson, Sheriff of the County
Sir: You are hereby notified that the pretended
order writ or mandate from the clerk of the SUI
preme court of Illinois, Northern grand DIVISION
directing the execution by hanging of August
Spies Nov. IL, 1897, is imperative, illegal ana
void, and that it is issued and based upon an
illegal, irregular and void so-called judsment
You further notified that If you shall attempt
10 carry said pretended order, mandate or So
called JUDGMENT into execution of said Spies, as
directed by said pretended order, mandate or
so-called judgment, you will be held legally re-
sponsibe Tor murder and civilly responsible for
causing the death Of said Spies without due
warrant Of law Hereof take due notice.
w. p. BLACK,
NJ. SoLAMoN,
Attorneys for August Spies.
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were a 8 | e ep.
n xt O q IN Q
George Engel.
There was a
ruddy glow up
on the rugged
countenance Of
the old anarch-
ist, and when
he ranged him.
self alongside
Fis er h 9
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raised himself to his full height, while his
burly form seemed to expand with the feel
ings that were within him. Last came
Persons His face looked actually handsome,
though iU was very pale When he stepped
upon the gallows he turned partially side
ways to the dangling moose, and regard ed it
with fixed, stony gaze-one Of mingled
surprise and curiosity. Then he Strengthened
himself under the fourth moose, and. as he
did so, he turned his big brown eyes upon
the crowd below with such a look of awful
REPRoACH AND SADNESS
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About $50 this morning cab drew up at
the door of the Van Zandt mansion on Huron
street Presently che door opened and down
the steps came Miss Nina and her mother.
Mother and daughter presented a striking
picture. The ravages Of heart anguish un-
remitting and sleepless nights were appar-
ent in their faces Strange to say,
the elder seemed the deeper sufferer. For a
while Nina was plainly in deep emotion Her
mother wore counLenance Of indescribable
woe. They stepped into the cab and in
structed the driver to convey them to the
Jail The driver whipped up his horse and
the cab sped southwark to the jail When
the cab reached the line Of policemen which
blocked the avenue leading to the county
jail It was stopped. The cabman then turned
about, and Nina, breaking into tears. fell
upon her mothers shoulders In this atti-
tude they were driven homeward
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as could not fail to strike the innermost
chord Of the hardest heart there It was o
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-04-22

The new road law proposed by Senator
Goblin contemplates some most radical
changes in the manner of maintaining our
county roads. While there are some pro-
visions that commend themselves to those
who desire good roads and hope to see the
day when it will be possible to drive faster
than a walk without fear of "breaking
spring." yet the radical changes provided
for in this bill seems to us to be nOrr than
is demanded at this time. The idea of a
county engineer, under whose general su-
peIvision all the roads would be made ana
repaired, is not bad one, but the people
will be slow to accept q law that purposes
to remove from them all control over the
roads. The manner of the selection of
this engineer, however, is decidedly OBJ
jectionable. Instead of being selected by
convention OF supervisors or road con-
trollers, as provided in the bill, he ought to
be appointed by the Court In the one
case the engineer would be politician who
very shrewd man, would have countless
wires to pull before he had been in office
many years, while in case of appointment
by the judge there would be bare posi-
billty that he would have some qualifications
required for the place. This is only one
feature of many that is contemplated by a
bill that would, if it became law, intro
duce a wholly Lew road system into the
State. Those who are interested in the
subject ought to give 1t some attention. -
Harrisburg IeLeQraph